Time in Galle

India Standard Time (UTC+5:30, UTC+5:30)

Current local time: 06:45

Next DST change: No offset change in the next year.

Current local time in Galle: · 11 Nov 2026

Galle time zone

Time zone

No clock change is expected in the next year.

No clock changes this year.

All of Sri Lanka uses India Standard Time.

  • UTC+5:30 · UTC+5:30Western Province, Northern Province, Central Province, Eastern Province, Southern Province and moreNo daylight saving time

Zones with matching offsets and clock changes over the next year are grouped together.

Time difference from Galle

Time difference
Current local times and work-hour overlap with Galle
CityLocal timeDifferenceWorking hoursPlanner
London5 h 30 min behindCompare Galle and London
New York-1 day10 h 30 min behindCompare Galle and New York
Los Angeles-1 day13 h 30 min behindCompare Galle and Los Angeles
Berlin4 h 30 min behindCompare Galle and Berlin
Dubai1 h 30 min behindCompare Galle and Dubai
New DelhiSame timeCompare Galle and New Delhi
Singapore2 h 30 min aheadCompare Galle and Singapore
Tokyo3 h 30 min aheadCompare Galle and Tokyo
Sydney5 h 30 min aheadCompare Galle and Sydney
Copenhagen4 h 30 min behindCompare Galle and Copenhagen

Sun in Galle today

Daylight
05:5711h 52m17:49

11h 52m today - 0h 37m less than the longest day and 0h 5m more than the shortest day.

Calculated from coordinates; sunrise and sunset are approximate.

About Galle

City facts
Country
Sri Lanka
Region
Southern Province
Population
93,118
Dialing code
Currency
LKR · Rupee
Coordinates
6.0461°, 80.2103°

Public holidays in Sri Lanka

Holidays
  1. Il Full Moon Poya Day

    Tuesday · in 13 days

    National
  2. Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day

    Wednesday · in 42 days

    National
  3. Christmas Day

    Friday · in 44 days

    Nationallong weekend
  4. New Year’s Day

    Friday · in 51 days

    Nationallong weekend
  5. Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day

    Sunday · in 53 days

    National

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Galle in?
Galle uses Asia/Colombo: UTC+5:30 (UTC+5:30).
02Does Galle have daylight saving time?
No. This time zone does not observe daylight saving time this year.
03What is the time difference between Galle and London?
Galle is 5 h 30 min ahead relative to London right now.
04What is a good time to call Galle from New York?
Working hours do not overlap. Best edge-of-day option: 09:00-10:00 in New York = 19:30-20:30 in Galle.

Time zones: IANA via Intl. Holidays: date-holidays. Sun calculations: SunCalc. City data: GeoNames. Airport data: OurAirports.

Common questions

Quick answers
01What time zone is Galle in?
Galle is in India Standard Time (UTC+5:30), Asia/Colombo. Standard time is UTC+5:30.
02Does Galle use daylight saving time?
No. Galle stays on UTC+5:30 all year.
03What is the time difference between Galle and UTC?
Galle is UTC+5:30 all year.